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3 The courtesy notice provision was developed in an effort to make the zoning enforcement process less confrontational. Irr many cases property owners are unawaze of the requirements of the zoning ordinance and have no idea they are using their property inappropriately. The courtesy notice informs the property owner of the situation, establishes a compliance date (normally thirty (30) days), and requests a meeting between staff and the property owner to discuss the problem, A copy of the typical courtesy notice is attached as Appendix A. The enforcement officer also has the ability to issue a FIELD NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE informing the alleged violator of the problem and outlining corrective action as a substitute to the courtesy notice, Staff utilizes this option when the alleged violator is a local resident. A copy of the FIELD NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE is attached as Appendix B. 2. Initial Notice of Violation: If the alleged violator does not correct the violation identified in the courtesy notice witlvn the allocated timeframe, the enforcement officer then sends out what is referred to as the Initial Notice of Violation. The notice once again describes the nature of the violation, states the actions necessary to correct the violation, establishes the timeframe allowed to bring the property into compliance with local regulations, requests that the alleged violator meet with the enforcement officer to discuss the violation and how it may be coaeeted, inform the alleged violator that he or she has the right to appeal the deterniination of the enforcement officer to the County Board of Adjustment, and that the violator may request more time from the Board of County Commissioners to correct the identified violation, Inherent in this request is an admission by the property owner that the violation exists, A sample letter is attached as Appendix C, This notice is normally sent via certified mail or is hand delivered by the enforcement officer, The initial Notice of Noncompliance may allow up to a maximum of thirty (30) days for the alleged violator to abate the identified violation unless otherwise indicated within the Zoning Ordinance. 3.. Final Notice of Violation: If a property has not been brought into compliance after the time speciCed by the enforcement officer, a letter of Final Notice of Violation is sent via Certified Maih This letter states that if appropriate action is not taken to correct the violation by a specific date, usually thirty (30) days from mailing, the violator will be subject to additional enforcement action including possible court action and/or assessment of civil penalties up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) per day,. Each day the violation continues constitutes a separate offense. The assessment of civil penalties will continue and accumulate daily until the violation is corrected.. Staff attempts one (1) last time to meet with the violator and abate the problem before any final action is taken.